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Heartbreak for Hispanic Businesses Impacted by Looting

'I made a big sacrifice when I got into debt two years ago to start this business,' one bodega owner whose shop was ransacked told El Diario. 'I did it for my family’s well-being, but also for the community.'
Attacked for Wearing A Mask, NYC Student Launches Group to Fight Racism

Bincheng Mao launched the East Coast Coalition for Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (ECC) with some college friends, calling for young people to come fight against racism.
Virtual English Classes Offer Escape and Comfort for Immigrants During Lockdown

Some immigrants who are out of work during the pandemic are using the time to take English classes. 'To me, this has been a relief in the middle of the sad and painful situation we are enduring,' one such student tells El Diario.
Voices of New York Video: A Hairbraider’s Journey

'In Harlem, hair isn’t just a style; it’s a way of life.'
With Parishioners’ Pictures on Pews, Polish Church Hosts Virtual Masses

'A mass said to the familiar faces feels so much different than one said to a bare camera,' says the pastor at Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City.
Voices of New York Video: Sundari, the Indian Goddess

Sundari is originally from Guyana and currently resides in Far Rockaway, Queens. She has been performing since 2012 after being discovered at the Raj Kumari Cultural Center, where she was the first Indo-Caribbean/Guyanese drag queen to perform in a non-LGBTQ+ musical production in Queens.
In Chinese Community, Increased Competition for Pandemic Grocery Delivery Workers

The pandemic triggered a new business model in the Chinese community: customers ordering via ad hoc WeChat groups from self-designated delivery workers, who would go out to buy and deliver groceries. But competition has increased.
‘Japan is Safer than NY’: What It’s Like to Study Abroad in a Pandemic

'I could sense panic in the emails I receive from my instructors.' News site NY Japion interviews a Japanese exchange student who was studying in New York when the pandemic struck, and has since returned to Japan.